Mounting means for decorative strips, mouldings, or the like



July 8, 1958 E. w. BAGGOTT MOUNTING MEANS FOR DECORATIVE STRIPS, MOULDINGS, OR THE LIKE Filed Feb. 4, 1954 INVENTOR. EDMUND W BAGGUTT Y B W400 United States Patent MOUNTING MEANS FOR DECORATIVE STRIPS, MOULDINGS, OR THE LIKE Edmund W. Baggott, New York, N. Y., assignor to Ideal Toy Corporation, Hollis, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February 4, 1954, Serial No. 408,263

2 Claims. (Cl. 20-74) This invention relates to improvements in mounting means for decorative strips, mouldings, or the like.

In the manufacture of many articles, such as plastic toys, it is often necessary to apply a moulding or decorative strip to the body of the toy, as when multicolor affects are desired. While it is often possible to glue the moulding to the body, this procedure is not entirely satis factory and sometimes cannot be followed. For example, if the moulding is covered with a metal coating, it is not practicable to glue the moulding to the body.

Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a simple and eflicient means for attaching a moulding or the like to a supporting body.

A more particular object of this invention is to provide an interfitting moulding and body, including lugs and sockets therefor adapted to positively secure the moulding to the body.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from reading the following description in conjunction with the annexed drawings in which pre ferred embodiments are disclosed.

Fig. l is a side elevation of a fragmentary portion of a toy body, showing an ornamental strip mounted thereon in accordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an internal side elevational view of the body wall shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, partly broken away, and showing the moulding in an intermediate step of assembly with the body.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4--4 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a section on line 5-5 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2, showing the ornamental strip detached from the body.

Upon reference to the drawings in detail it will be apparent that they show a substantially planar body wall portion 10, which is optionally made of plastic and which may be a portion of any body 11. For example, and without limitation thereto, body 11 may be that of a toy automobile. A substantially planar, elongated, ornamental strip or moulding 12 is adapted to be mounted upon wall It]. Said strip 12 optionally has a border 12a and a central portion 12b for ornamental eifect, on its outer face.

The inner face 120 of strip 12 is provided with a plurality of transverse inwardly extending lugs 13, three being shown for purposes of illustration. Each of the lugs 13 is substantially rectangular in cross-section and has a recess or cut-out portion 14 extending inwardly from two adjacent sides 13a and 13b thereof and terminating in internal end walls 14a and 14b which preferably are at right angles. As best seen in Fig. 6, the recesses 14 each provide a substantially flush continuation of the strips face 120 and are spaced from the distal ends of the lugs 13. For convenience, the portion of each lug 13 on the opposite side of recess 14 from stripface 120 is designated as flange 15.

A further lug or pin 16 is mounted upon the inner 2,841,837] Patented July 8, 1958 2. face of strip 12 rearwardly beyond the three lugs 13 and is preferably transverse to said face. The lug 16 may be cylindrical in shape and is preferably of less height than the lugs 13.

The body wall 10 is provided with end recesses or openings 17 and a central recess or opening 13, which openings serve as sockets for receiving the lugs 13, as will be more fully described hereinafter. The lower portion of body wall 10 has a raised or outwardly offset portion 19 which defines a upwardly facing shoulder 20 on the outer wall face.

Each of the openings 17 extends through the body wall 10 upwardly from shoulder 20 and has a substantially rectangular lower portion 17a of appreciably greater width than the width of lug 13. The upper portion 17b of each recess 17 is also substantially rectangular and of less width than the width of recess portion 17a. Stated .otherwise, the openings or sockets 17 are each substanward facing edges 22 and 23, respectively, defining a right angle there-between. The width of each upper recess portion 17b is slightly greater than the width of each lug 13, and the total maximum height of each lug 13.

The central recess 18 is similar in configuration to the end recesses 17 except that the recess portion 18a corresponding to recess portion 17a is of substantially greater height. Recess portion 18b is of the same size as the corresponding recess portion 17b.

Body wall 10 has a rear opening or recess 21 which is elongated in a longitudinal direction.

The manner of the assembly of the parts is as follows:

Strip 12 is placed against the outer face of body wall 10 with the lower strips edge resting on the shoulder 20 and the lugs 13 extending inwardly through the openings 17 and 18. Strip 12 is adapted to be flexed slightly in a transverse direction. In this intermediate position of assembly as shown in Fig. 3, lug 16 abuts the outer face of body wall 10 just rearwardly of opening 21.

Lugs 13 are located in the corresponding recesses 1'7 and 18, adjacent the rearedges thereof. Each end lug 13 is positioned just below the upper edge of its corresponding opening 17b, with its leading face 13a located rearwardly of the edge 22 of the projection 170. A similar description applies to the center lug 13 and its corresponding opening 18b.

In the final step of the assembly of the parts strip 12 is slid forwardly relative to body wall 11, along the shoulder 20 so that the projections 17c defined by the openings 17 and 18 each enter the recess 14 of the associated lug. Each said projection 17c enters between face 12c and flange 15, the projection edge 23 sliding on the internal recess wall 14b, until the edge 22 abouts against the surface 14a. In the final assembly, lug 16 is located within opening 21 and abutting the rear edge there of, so as to prevent rearward movement of the strip, and projections 17c abut the internal recess surfaces 14a to prevent forward movement of the strip. Strip 12 abuts shoulder 20 and projection edges 23 abut the .internal surfaces 14b of recesses 14, to substantially firmly against the outer'face of body wall over substantially the entire area of the strip.

While the above description and drawings have disclosed the device of the present invention as including three of the lugs 13, it is, of course, understood that'the lugs may be more or less in number, depending upon the length of the molding strip; and, the lugs may be either in alignment with each other or in laterally offset relation, depending upon the width of the strip to be attached.

While I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of my invention and have indicated various changes, omissions and additions which may be made therein, it will be apparent that various other changes, omissions and additions may be made in my invention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

What is claimed is:

l. A decorative molding strip and a mounting wall for said strip, said wall being longitudinally elongated and having a transverse, longitudinally extending shoulder on one face thereof, said wall having a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings opposite said shoulder, the front portion of the edge of said opening which is remote from said shoulder being stepped toward said shoulder to define a projection, said wall also having an aperture located rearwardly of said openings, said molding strip being longitudinally elongated and being somewhat flexible transversely and being resilient, said strip having a plurality of longitudinally spaced lugs on one face thereof, each said lug having a recess in its top face and extending to the front face thereof, said strip also having a pin on said face thereof and located rearwardly of said lugs, said faces of said strip and said wall being adapted to be placed in superimposed abutting relationship with each other with one longitudinal edge of said strip frictionally and slidably abutting said shoulder, with said lugs respectively extending through said openings rearwardly of said projections, with the projection of each opening longitudinally alined with the recess of the associated lug, and with the free end of said pin abutting said wall rearwardly of and in longitudinal alinement with said aperture, said strip being flexed away from said wall in the vicinity of said pin,

v 4 said strip and said wall being adapted to be assembled by slidingsaid strip longitudinally forwardly relative to said wall until said pin opposes said aperture, the resilience of said strip thereby moving said pin into said aperture, said projections being respectively adapted to enter said recesses as the result of the forward movement of the strip, whereby to prevent the strip from moving' transversely away from the wall, said lugs respectively abutting the front ends of said openings when said pin enters said aperture.

2. A decorative molding strip and a mounting wall for said strip, said wall being longitudinally elongated and having a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings and an aperture located rearwardly of said openings, said molding strip being longitudinally elongated and being somewhat flexible transversely and being resilient, said strip having a plurality of longitudinally spaced lugs extending from one face thereof and atpin extending from said face thereof rearwardly of said lugs, said strip and said wall being adapted to be placed in superimposed abutting relationship with said lugs extending through said wall rearwardly of and in longitudinal alinement with said aperture, said strip being flexed away from said wall in the vicinity of said pin, said strip and said wall being adapted to be assembled by sliding said strip longitudinally forwardly relative to said wall until said pin opposes said aperture, the resilience of said strip thereby moving said pin into said aperture, said lugs and said openings being cooperatively shaped and positioned to permit said forward movement of said strip and to thereby locksaid strip against transverse movement away from said wall.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 338,643 Moulton Mar.'23, 1886 437,981 Davidson Oct. 7, 1890 2,548,993 Mierzwa Apr. 17, 1951 2,627,637 Downing Feb. 10, 1953 FOREIGN PATENTS 38,833 Switzerland Jan. 10, 1907 

